A good example of a qualified
electric collar trainer is Jim Dobbs.
Are you going to go the cheap and dirty route by hiring a poor quality trainer, or are you going to try the quick fix and send your dog away to a board and train facility or
electric collar trainer?
[Also, don't be fooled... some «
electric collar trainers» will promise they are only going to use the «vibrate» setting on their collars while you board the dogs with them for lessons... BEWARE... be skeptical... be very skeptical.
You see this a LOT with many of
the electric collar trainers.
But, it isn't just quick buck
electric collar trainers that do this.
Not exact matches
Many, if not most, field
trainers now use the
electric collar for reinforcing obedience commands.
And I think that you should be warned that many of the so - called «force free» / «leash free» dog
trainers out there are going to try and sell you on the use of an
electric collar for your puppy or adult dog.
On the other hand, you can find
trainers that use
electric collars and work to have the dogs performing all the basics in under a week.
(I use famous hunting dog
trainers as the best example, because they are pretty much the pioneers in
electric collar training, and they have proven their skills in public obedience and hunting trials, and in training thousands of well known dogs for customers, using
electric collars.
Jim Dobbs has been the official spokesperson and
trainer for the Tri-Tronics
electric collar company.
The
electric shock from these remote dog training
collars is initiated by the owner or a dog
trainer who holds a remote - control device.
I think if the manufacturer of one of the best known
electric collars in the world, and a well known
trainer hired by the manufacturer, tell you to teach the commands first, using traditional methods (food, praise, games, leash and
collar), then that is the way you should do it.
Is the
trainer you are considering trying to convince you that the best way to train any dog is with an
electric collar?
Because the term «
electric collar» is associated with the negative image of using a «shock
collar», professionals tend to use the term «remote
trainer».
Nor do any of the other well known hunting dog
trainers that specialize in
electric collar training.
Ivan Balabanov, a
trainer / handler I respect, is one of the top dog handlers in the world, yet he is not a fan of using
electric collars.
There are a number of
trainers out there that specialize in
electric collar training.
[Honesty Is The Best Policy: You will find a few so - called
trainers around the country that will claim to have your dog doing all of this in 2 or 3 lessons using an
electric collar.
I wouldn't hire a
trainer that focused on using an
electric collar.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) funded two pieces of research on
electric shock
collars which were published last summer and show that
electric shock
collars can cause long term negative behavioural and physiological changes in dogs, even when used by professional
trainers following an industry set standard of training.
I hate to say it, I was once employed by a compulsion
trainer (a dog
trainer who uses pain and intimidation by using the prong, choke or
electric collars).
Read the position statements on punishment and dominance and don't let a
trainer talk you into an
electric collar or using punishment.
A good
trainer will work out a comprehensive training plan including tons of exercise, positive reinforcement training, and
electric collar to supplement.
Yes, a sly
trainer can use an
electric collar to force a dog to do things, but that isn't the same thing as a healthy pack leadership role, and that will become obvious once the dog gets back home.